Valerie Bertinelli in People Magazine

I had some issues with the Valerie Bertinelli People magazine bikini cover shot and apparently I wasn’t the only one. Julie Neumann , a freelance journalist from Austin, Texas, posted an insightful article about our overwhelming obsession with dropping weight to achieve personal fulfilment. Neumann, a recovering bulimic, makes some excellent points about where the Bertinelli story went wrong: Because age is one of the ways our society discriminates against women’s bodies, the story initially appears inspirational. “A bikini? I’m too old for bikinis!” cries Bertinelli. “Then I realized, Wait a minute. Why not a bikini?” But the article quickly devolves into a glorified ... Read Full Story

Looking back at some of the successes that celebrities have had in the first half of 2009, one in the fitness category was that of Valerie Bertinelli and her new bikini body. Here is a brief look at how she did it. After a year of exercise doing mostly walking, Valerie Bertinelli then began using a weight loss company diet and plenty of running exercise (the real key to it all) for 9 months. With a low calorie diet in addition to that she was able to drop 40 lbs from her 5′4″ frame. She weighed 172 lbs two years ago. An amazing weight ... Read Full Story

Valerie Bertinelli pledged to lose 30 pounds in only a few months. Going public with her goal "is the motivation I need," Bertinelli told People Magazine. "I need to do this in front of millions of people so I can't mess up." Valerie also said: "It is freeing because I can say it first: I know what you're thinking – I'm fat." Read Full Story

Valerie Bertinelli wears a bikini for the first time in public after nearly 30 years. According to news, Valerie Bertinelli couldn't sleep a night before she wore a bikini in public. For your information Valerie Bertinelli had last worn a bikini back when she was 20 years. Hmmm, wearing a bikini after that long might have given her nervousness. But she pulled it off. See Valerie Bertinelli bikini photo below. Photo credit: People.com Read Full Story

48-year-old celebrity actress Valerie Bertinelli posed in People magazine (April 2009 issue) wearing green bikini for the first time in nearly 30 years. See the cover picture of People's magazibe below: The said celebrity actress started an intensive cardio and strength workout two months ago, hitting the gym five days a week to reach this figure. Wearing bikini as a new challenge "I thought, If I'm so afraid of a bikini, there’s something wrong. And so I had to get back into one!," says PEOPLE mag. Watch Valerie Bertinelli inteview: Related Entries: Miley Cyrus jogging photos: Green Bikini Defense Fergie is looking hot in ... Read Full Story